The Prince William Chamber is strongly opposed to the Department of Labor and Industry’s COVID-19 regulations becoming permanent. In a time where some reports estimate that 20-25% of businesses will close forever, these regulations threaten to drive those numbers even higher.
Businesses, especially small businesses, are already struggling to survive these hard economic times and these regulations only increase the burden on them. The business community had no real input when they were originally drafted and developed and when they were put in place. The regulations were developed too quickly and are incredibly broad in scope.
On top of these regulations, the business community also needs to follow guidelines from the CDC, OSHA and there is guidance in the CARES Act as well. Those regulations alone change almost week to week, increasing the amount of regulations that businesses will have to adhere to will only make a hard situation more difficult.
We also see the DOLI Regulations dramatically increasing the amount of litigation that will go to the courts. The have created a litany of reasons for filing a lawsuit, and a majority of those reasons are based on an individual’s prospective, rather than on facts and the situation.
Making the DOLI Regulations permanent will only hurt businesses as they try to move into “the new normal” that we find ourselves adjusting too.
We strongly encourage all businesses to comment on the public comment page and request that the Board not make these Regulations Permanent! You can have your voice heard by going here.
The department adopted the standard of wearing face masks while inside buildings back on July 2020. This standard made by the department’s Safety and Health Codes Board was made in accordance with Governor Ralph Northam’s Executive Order 63.
The regulation in expected to expire in December unless the the department makes the regulation permanent. Labor and Industry are currently accepting public comment on the matter which will be closed on Sept 25.
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